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Yamato Koriyama Castle: The Ruins of Nara’s Largest Castle

A first-time traveler to Nara might assume that the best, if not the only, place to visit is Nara City.

Sitting high in the mountain of south Nara Prefecture is Takatori castle. Though it no longer has its keep, it

Tsubosaka-dera Temple, also known as Minami-Hokke-ji Temple, is one of the 33 temples of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage. Although it

all anciwihThough perhaps not as mentioned in English tour guide, the ancient city of Sakurai in Nara has a lot

The Ise Honkaido is the ancient road that connects Osaka to the sacred Ise Grand Shrine in Mie. This time,

From our starting point in Osaka City, we have faithfully followed the Ise Honkaido all the way to Haibara. In

In west Japan, there were two major roads ancient people would use when they when people go to Ise, there

Going over several mountain chains and stretching through mile after mile of the picturesque Japanese countryside, the Ise Honkaido is